Lunchbox- Quick and easy long beans stir fry/Pachapayaru thoran

Lunchbox- Long beans stir fry/Pachapayaru thoran

Lunchbox- Long beans stir fry/Pachapayaru thoran
Preparation time- 03 mins
Cooking time- 10mins 
Total time- 13 mins

Ingredients for long beans stir fry/Pachapayaru thoran:

1. Oil-1 Tsp
2. Onion chopped- 1 no.
3. Garlic chopped- 1 tsp
4. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
5. Green chili - 1 no.
6. Chopped beans- 1 cup
7. Curry leaves- as needed
8. Salt- as needed

Method:

Step 1: In a pan, pour oil, add onion, garlic and curry leaves and sort it well. Add turmeric, green chili and beans too. Sort it well for a few minutes. 

Step 3: After that add 50 ml of water, mix it well and cover with a lid. Let it cook it on a medium flame for 07 minutes. After that remove the lid, stir it well once again and let it cook it open for three minutes. Allow it to cool in open air. After that, you can cover with a lid. 

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Tips and warnings

• Do not pack warm foods in the lunch box.
• Put all vegetables including onion in the water for 1 hour for dilution of pesticides. 
• For easy peeling of ginger, garlic, and onion, soak in water for a few minutes. 
• You can chop all vegetables and keep it in an airtight container in the fridge in the night for next day lunch. You can peel onion, garlic, ginger and keep it the fridge too. Do not slice it. 

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• Avoid chili, as it contributes to acidity

Antenatal diet

• Avoid chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Add plenty of curry leaves, as it helps to increase the hemoglobin level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Avoid chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Add plenty of curry leaves, as it helps to increase the hemoglobin level 

Postnatal diet

• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Add plenty of curry leaves, as it helps to increase the hemoglobin level 

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)